noffsinger Chapter 435
Chapter 435
Si Nian opened the bag. Inside was a smoked pig's trotter and a piece of bright red cured meat. The savory aroma wafted out as soon as she opened it. Beside it, a jar was filled to the brim with wild garlic and a large handful of fish mint.In addition, there were some small sweaters, hats, scarves, and shoes hand-knitted by Mother Lin.
No wonder it was such a huge bundle.
Si Nian felt a rush of warmth in her heart as she distributed the hats, scarves, and shoes among the children.
Yaoyao received a small sweater.
Second Child got gloves.
Zhou Zedong's was a scarf.
Hers was a hat.
Zhou Yueshen received a pair of cloth shoes.
Even Da Huang got a little jacket.
Mother Lin had prepared something for everyone. No wonder it took her so long to write back.
The children were overjoyed to receive their new gifts. They put them on immediately and couldn't bear to take them off, even while eating.
Si Nian watched Zhou Yueshen try on his shoes, and to be honest, it looked a bit comical.
It was her first time seeing Zhou Yueshen wear this kind of cloth shoes.
He used to wear liberation shoes, and now that he was President Zhou, he wore leather shoes to match his status.
Suddenly changing into these shoes gave him a strong rustic vibe.
She covered her mouth and giggled.
As Zhou Yueshen inspected the shoes, he caught sight of her crinkled eyes in his peripheral vision and raised an eyebrow. What is it? Nothing, it looks great, Si Nian smiled.
Seeing her expression, Zhou Yueshen knew she was teasing him a bit, but he wasn't annoyed. He knew it looked strange wearing these shoes with his suit pants, but they were quite comfortable.
His mother-in-law had made these shoes for him; even if they were uncomfortable, he would still wear them.
So, ignoring Si Nian's irrepressible smile, Zhou Yueshen wore them into the kitchen to cook.
They had cured meat today, and Si Nian was craving it badly. She went into the kitchen to watch Zhou Yueshen scorch and clean the cured meat.
The sizzling fat was roasted out by the fire, filling the entire kitchen with a mouth-watering aroma.
Since getting pregnant, Si Nian's appetite had grown, and now her mouth was watering helplessly.
Her face clearly showed how much she wanted to eat it.
Seeing her adorable little expression, Zhou Yueshen found her endearing and sped up his scraping of the charred pork skin.
Si Nian couldn't stay idle. It had been a long time since she had been in the kitchen, as Zhou Yueshen wouldn't let her cook.
She took out the wild garlic to wash and asked the children to sort the fish mint.
Fish mint could be kept for quite a long time, and it still had its leaves attached.
Actually, the leaves of the fish mint were edible too, but the roots had many small fibrous hairs, making them tedious to sort.
If they had been removed before sending, it wouldn't be fresh upon arrival.
That was why they still had dirt on them.
The children gathered around the iron basin to sort the fish mint.
Yaoyao squeezed in too, getting the distinct smell all over herself.
People from their hometown loved eating this, and none of the children disliked it. As long as it was edible, they would stuff it into their mouths.
They especially loved fish mint; whenever they ate potatoes, they had to add some of it.
However, since coming to Beijing, they hadn't been able to eat it.
People here didn't eat these things at all.
The cured meat here was also different from what they had at home.
Today, they could finally enjoy it again.
Smelling the cured meat and sorting the fish mint, the children all drooled helplessly.
Si Nian washed the wild garlic clean and put it into a plastic bucket previously used for white sugar, marinating it with bird's eye chilies, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce.
Marinated this way, it would be crisp and appetizing. The ones soaked black by the soy sauce were especially flavorful and delicious, otherwise, it would have a slightly pungent taste.
Si Nian drooled while adding the seasonings.
She didn't even know she was such a gluttonous person.
In no time, the children brought in the cleaned fish mint.
Si Nian chopped it into small sections. She kept some aside and threw some into the pan to stir-fry with the cured meat that Zhou Yueshen was cooking.
The aroma was absolutely intoxicating.
She marinated the rest with seasonings.
With doubanjiang, bird's eye chilies, soy sauce, and cilantro added, it was simply invincible.
She picked up a little for Zhou Yueshen to taste, looking very proud. I didn't expect my cooking skills to still be this good after not cooking for two months.
Zhou Yueshen's eyes softened. Mhm, it's very good, but it's too spicy. You can't eat it.
Si Nian: ?
Afraid she might get angry, Zhou Yueshen explained, The doctor said you shouldn't eat food that's too spicy and stimulating.
Si Nian: ...
That was two months ago. How did he still remember?
The cured meat was done, and Zhou Yueshen had stir-fried a large plate of it. He also made a non-spicy tomato and egg stir-fry and shredded potatoes.
Si Nian felt miserable looking at it.
Zhou Yueshen, haven't you heard of a saying?
Zhou Yueshen: What saying?
Craving sour means a boy, craving spicy means a girl. Look at how much I like spicy food; it might be a girl.
She was smug. She was so pretty, and Zhou Yueshen was so handsome and tall. If they had a daughter, wouldn't she have incredible height and stunning looks?
As cute as Yaoyao and Little Douding?
Zhou Yueshen's eyes lit up. Then I'll let you have a little bit.
Si Nian smiled. Okay, I'll just eat a little bit. I'll be careful.
Zhou Yueshen helplessly rubbed her hair. His Niannian was truly like a child.
They had cured meat for dinner that night. Second Child competed with his dad to see who could eat more cured meat. Whoever ate the most would get to wash their feet with Mom.
Second Child naturally wanted to compete, eating until his mouth was dripping with grease.
Si Nian was impressed. For such a small child, his appetite was huge. He didn't even get sick of eating such large pieces of fatty meat.
He ate at least two large bowls of rice for every meal.
Originally, she had been a bit worried, but when they went for a check-up, the doctor said there was no problem. The doctor also said he was very healthy, significantly taller than his peers, and would be at least 185 cm tall in the future.
Furthermore, Second Child was even darker than his brother. Initially, Si Nian thought it was from being tanned when he was younger.
But after being in Beijing for so long, Second Child's skin was still a yellowish-dark tone.
She then realized that Zhou Yueshen's entire family was of the Yi ethnic minority.
Being Yi, it was possible to inherit this type of yellowish-dark skin.
It didn't look like a sunburn, which would be patchy, but rather a very even skin tone.
Second Child had bold facial features, handsome eyes and brows, and slightly naturally curly hair.
Si Nian couldn't even imagine how handsome this child would be when he grew up.
He would at least be on the level of a dark-skinned athletic student.
Zhou Yueshen's skin was more of a bronze color, but Si Nian felt that he also had some of those genetics.
Because the areas of his skin that hadn't seen the sun weren't white either.
After having a good meal, Si Nian also became picky.
One moment she wanted hot pot, the next she wanted stinky tofu, and then she said she wanted to eat luosifen.
Her taste buds had become even heavier than before.
Hot pot was fine; they could buy ingredients to make the broth.
But Zhou Yueshen truly didn't know where to find stinky tofu and whatever luosifen was.
He had heard of stinky tofu, but he had never even heard of luosifen.
He didn't know where Si Nian had heard of it either.
Yet Si Nian muttered about it every day, smacking her lips as she thought about it, looking as though she desperately wanted to eat it. Seeing this made his heart ache for her.
After asking around extensively, he finally found someone who went to Changsha for goods and would pass by that area, so he asked them to bring some over.
The stuff really stank. As soon as he opened the bag, Zhou Yueshen couldn't help but frown.
He knew Si Nian liked strong flavors, but he hadn't expected them to be this strong.